Wednesday, March 20, 2013

It's official. Today is the first day of Spring! Does it feel like Spring where you live? We've had some unseasonably warm weather the last couple of weeks (the kids have been in the pool twice already), but today is overcast and we're supposed to get a little rain. Yay! In our constant state of drought, we welcome any precipitation that we can get.

Can you believe that Easter is in eleven days? Wha? I know! I'm usually waist-high in Easter projects by now, but this year I'm not really in the groove. I have a project to share later this week, but until then, here's a round-up of past & present Spring and Easter Projects--

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Since Easter will be here in less than two weeks, I thought it was probably a good time to decorate some eggs. I've had this idea in mind for a couple of years and I'm so glad that I finally got around to doing it!

Thursday, March 14, 2013

The trendy folks at BuzzFeed asked me to create an upcycle project with old light bulbs. I have never done anything with light bulbs except stick them in a socket, but... I like a good challenge. So I said yes and here we are.

I've seen a ton of light bulbs upcycled into vases, terrariums, even fish bowls (??)... all which involve cutting metal/glass and extracting the filament. I value my fingers (and eyeballs), and I wanted to be a little unique, so I went a different route. I did a quick Google check and I'm pretty sure there aren't any light bulb artichokes out there yet.

Monday, March 11, 2013

After years of wanting to try my hand at homemade marshmallows, I finally made some this weekend. I don't know why I waited so long! They were pretty easy to make and the recipe that I used turned out perfectly. They taste so much better than the store bought stuff too.

If the marshmallow shamrock looks ginormous... that's because it is. :)

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Are you a book reader? I usually find that people either love to read (beyond exhausted but deeply engrossed in a book at 3 am), or read because they have to (for work, school, street signs, all those emails... flip, flip, flip magazines).

I'm the former. I love a good book that I can dive into head first. A book that offers a perspective or reality that I know little or nothing about; offering me insight into a world that I would otherwise have no way of experiencing. I read all genres, but my favorites are those where I come to know and love the main characters.